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A Comparative Study on Foreign Tourist

Arrivals in India
Dr. Shekhar Upadhyay, Dr. Alka Awasthi, Dr. Priyanka Rawal
Assistant Professor, School of Management, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal.

ABSTRACT
India has been in the midst of foreign tourists itinerary for several decades now. Foreigners have been visiting this mysterious
land of Maharajas for centuries. India stands at the saddle of varied attractions and point of interest for people coming from
different parts of the world. India with its culture, customs, liveliness and hospitality, along with breathtaking wilderness has
successfully positioned itself into the top ranked countries of visitation by foreigners. The recent stance of current
administration and their policy measures by making visa available online (Visa on Arrival or VOA) have also encouraged
newer foreign tourists to see the cultural richness of this country. The local bodies and state governments also played a crucial
role in maintaining the places and sites of tourist attraction so well, that flow of tourists continued and shall be so in future as
well. The present age belongs to service industry and India has huge scope in that direction by establishing properly and
nurturing its long deprived and ignored tourism industry in a more professional and systematic way. The point of planning and
encouraging the tourism sector remains attracting and retaining foreign tourists in country and directing them to the different
parts. As the experience has shown again and again, that India has the full potential to attract and engaged foreign tourists
with its vast array of attractions ranging from historical monuments to urban landscape, from wildlife attractions to natural
sceneries, but due to certain hurdles and policys implementation the full potential of India is yet to be realized. Though in
recent years the standing of India among most visited countries in the world has surely improved and if things and plans fall
into the right direction, the ranking shall keep on improving. As the recent data furnished by Government of India, foreign
tourists contributed a large sum in foreign exchange earnings and also encouraged the local employment opportunities in both
organized and non-organized sector. The present paper is an attempt to make the fact firm that foreign tourist arrival is
valuable in many aspects as they contribute into the economy of the country and encourage state governments as well as the
local bodies to take care of the sites and monuments, as they become the earning avenues for state as well local bodies. Apart
from that this study further compares the foreign tourist arrivals of four year in a row i.e. 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. It also
provides the earning details from foreign tourist arrival. Further the study underlines the causes for low turning in of foreign
tourists and suggestion along with policy measures to boost/ increase the numbers of foreign tourist arrivals. This paper is
based on secondary information furnished by Govt. bodies, departments and councils regarding the foreign tourist arrivals and
earnings (In INR).
This study is an honest effort to find out the fluctuations in foreign tourist arrival (FTAs) and foreign exchange earnings
(FEEs) from foreign tourists during the certain period from 2013 to 2016.
Key Words: - Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs), Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs), Foreign tourists, Tourist
attractions, Visa on Arrival. Government of India.

Introduction: - Tourism has taken a shape of an industry which is growing and expanding from a very rapid rate all
over the world. Several nations, particularly developing nations are having the biggest piece of the profits from this
industrys growth. As the studies and researches repeatedly has shown that tourism sector can benefit various sections
of the society and thus if properly encouraged, can change the very profiling of the country. India is one of the countries
who have systematically developed and still developing its tourism sector to attract more and more foreign tourists to its
vast array of world class and unique attractions. These attractions have special place in minds and hearts of people
belonging to foreign origin. With the unprecedented growth in internet and social media platforms, people are coming
to know about the hidden treasure in India and planning their annual vacations in India rather than going to a
European location. The aggressive and focused marketing initiatives taken recently for global tourists have also proved
fruitful in its persuasion. As per the UNWTOs Barometer (Volume 14, May 2016), during 2015-16, India ranked 40th
in terms of International Tourists Arrivals, it shows that India has improved a lot in attracting foreign tourists as the
same research in 2015 put India at 52nd position. Several reasons are directly and indirectly involved in this huge up
gradation of in world tourist index. Tourist in world has been on the rise since the aftermath of global recession are
settling rapidly, it is estimated that the sector is going to make astounding comeback in years to come as government of
India has started taking policy measures to increase the total outcome from tourism. The overall contribution of tourism
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sector of India in the Gross Domestic Product or GDP has contributed a lions share and as per advance estimates, it is
going to contribute at higher side. The sectors total contribution to GDP is expected to increase to US$ 136.2 billion by
the end of 2016 and is expected to further grow to US$ 280.5 billion by 2026 world wide as per the estimates made in
recent reports furnished by IBEF, the report further states that, the total contribution of travel and tourism to Indian
GDP is forecasted to increase by 4.97 per cent per annum to US$ 280.5 billion by 2025 (7.2 per cent of GDP) it is as
huge as the IT industry of India. In the budget of union government, several measures have been announced for the
further development and organized growth of India tourism sector in financial year 2017-18. Some measures are for
short period of time and some are eyed at longer period of time. According to several studies and reports tabled by
different agencies time to time, it is observed that the primary reasons for sluggish growth of tourism industry are not
very un common, these include very basic reasons and situations which can be curbed with a systematic and
rudimentary approach by government and non government sectors alike. In recent years government has started taking
tourism sector with at most care and have announced policies to strengthen the sector in India so that India could earn
its fair share from global tourism industry. Currently Indias standing is not that appreciable, but not all is gloomy.
Despite of recent demonetization measure of Govt. of India had minimalistic impact on foreign tourist arrival in India,
as the figures show that tourism arrival actual increased fairly, as apposite to previous estimates that the arrival of
tourist would dip. It surely underlines the deep connection and appreciation of global tourists towards India and
matchless experience they get while staying in India. The safety and other issues have also been addressed to certain
extant resulting in greater trust and confidence building among foreign nationals. As per the report title Travel and
tourism- economic impact 2015 in 2014, the total contribution of Travel & Tourism to employment, including jobs
indirectly visitor exports generated INR1, 224.4bn (4.1% of total exports) in 2014. This is forecast to grow by 5.2% in
2015-16, and grow by 6.3% pa, from 2015-2025, to INR2, 377.2bn in 2025 (4.2% of total). Also Travel & Tourism
investment in 2014 was INR2, 107.2bn, or 6.2% of total investment. It should rise by 9.3% in 2015-16, and rise by
6.5% pa over the next ten years to INR4, 337.8bn in 2025 (6.9% of total). Jobs supported by the industry was 8.7% of
total employment (36,695,500 jobs) in the year 2014-15, this is expected to rise by 1.8% in 2015-16 to 37,365,000 jobs
and rise by 2.0% pa to 45,566,000 jobs in 2025 (9.0% of total).

Research Methodology- The present research paper is primarily based on secondary data, which have been
collected from various sources. These sources included online published resources and government official websites.
Primarily the objectives of the research can be fully met through these data and their interpretation. Thus the research
has become rather descriptive in nature. The data has been acquired from various sources, their accuracy and
authenticity and reliability cannot be questioned. Utmost care has been excised to maintain the objectivity of the
research. Data collection has taken place without any biasness or prejudice. The study is strictly focused on fixed years
i.e. 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the entire data dwells around these selected years only and findings are based on the
sae year data as well. The various sources which were used during the data collection are as under-

1. Current and previous publications of ministry of tourism, govt. of India.

2. Websites and online resources related to the topic of research.
3. Annual reports of various departments, including ministry of finance and reports from press information bureau.
4. Annual reports and special supplements of UNWTO and WTTC
5. News papers and other online magazines relevant to topic.
6. Research papers and relevant reports/publications.

Objectives of the study- Every research work is targeted at some objectives and aims at certain outcomes. This
research work is also expected to do so, during the research the following objectives are set to direct the flow and
certain output from the research work. This study also has various objectives, these are as follows-

1. To study the trend of foreign tourist arrivals in India in last four years.
2. To analyse the earnings from foreign tourist arrivals in India rupees.
3. To see the various states/UTs share in foreign tourist arrivals.
4. To analyze the recent policy measure of government towards tourism sector.
5. To look into the areas which are playing pivot role in low footfall of foreign tourists.
6. The present study will also furnish the measures and suggestions to improve the overall footfall of foreign
tourist in India.

Hypothesis for the study- The present study is based on certain hypothesis, these hypothesis are in correlation with
objectives set previously. There are total two hypotheses along with their null counterparts. Following are the
hypotheses which are intended to be tested during the present study-

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H1- There is significant rise in foreign tourist arrivals in India during 2013-2016.
H0- There is no significant rise in foreign tourist arrivals in India during 2013-2016.
H2-There is a significant rise in the foreign tourist earnings during 2013-2016.
H0- There is no significant rise in the foreign tourist earnings during 2013-2016.

Literature Review- Literature review of the research topic contains the research work already done on the area of
research topic. Literature review further cements the frame work and conceptual understanding of the topic. Literature
review for the present research study is as following-

1. A report on Adventure tourism market study in India published by Ministry of tourism (2016) Underlines that
Tourism remains one of the largest employers accounting for 9% of global GDP and accounts for one in every
11 jobs. Adventure tourism is a niche tourism activity involving exploration or travel to remote area, where the
traveller should expect the unexpected. Adventure tourism has grown exponentially worldwide over the past few
years tourists explore new destinations looking for rare, incomparable experiences

2. Dr. Subas T. in his research paper titled Tourism in India: Potentials, Challenges and Opportunities (2015) says
that The travel and tourism industry has emerged as one of the largest and fastest growing economic sectors
globally. Its contribution to the global Gross Domestic Product and employment has increased significantly. The
Indian tourism industry has emerged as one of the key drivers of growth among the services sector in India

3. Khan, Manzoor. Ahmad, in his research paper title FDI in tourism sector in India (2015) finds out that The
Ministry of Tourism has been making efforts to develop quality tourism infrastructure at tourist destinations and
circuits in the country. It has sanctioned Rs 4,090.31 crore (US$ 680.52 million) for a total number of 1,226
tourism projects, which includes projects related to Product/Infrastructure Development for Destination and
Circuits (PIDDC), Human Resource Development(HRD), Fairs and Festivals, and Adventure and Rural Tourism
for infrastructure augmentation

4. Vethirajan, C, Dr. and Nagavalli S in their research paper title Trends and Growth of Tourism Sector
in India A Research Perspective(2014) underlines that Home of Buddha, Gandhi and the seat of the Dali
Lama, India has long draw certain types of tourists as a pilgrimage location. But with over 4,000 miles of
coastline, a portion of the Himalayas and megalopolises like Bombay and Delhi, there are many other attractions
to draw tourists

5. Mir, Lateef Ahmad in his research paper titled An Economic Evaluation of Indian Tourism
Industry (2014) finds out that Tourism industry has emerged as an important instrument in the economic
development of Indian economy, particularly in remote backward rural areas. Due to its strong backward and
forward linkages it generates employment in different profiles and thus increases living standard of people who
are directly or indirectly linked with this economically profitable activity

6. Kaur,Mandeep, Dr and Sharma, Nitasha in their research paper title Growth and development of Indian tourism
industry(2011) have written that The importance of tourism to economic development has been recognized
widely due to its contribution to the balance of payments, GDP and employment. Since last few years, Indian
tourism industry has been growing at a rapid pace and it has vast potential for generating employment and
earning large amount of foreign exchange. So it is imperative to study the growth and development of Indian
tourism industry.

Foreign Tourist Arrivals in India- Foreign tourists have been coming to India into a large quantity from last few
decades, but the most notable fact is that earlier the tourists use to visit only certain places in India only among which
Rajasthan, Goa, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh (Undivided) were top destinations for foreign tourists coming to
India. Later on due to better connectivity and better facilities have helped in soaring overall footfall of foreign tourists
in India. The recent measure of providing visa on arrival (VOA) has also helped in encouraging foreign tourists in
India, as per the latest figures tabled by Ministry of Tourism VOA has helped in attracting foreign tourists in India as
the process of visa got simplified and hassle free. In year 2016 alone, the total number of foreign tourist visiting India
has touched unprecedented heights, it accounted of 80, 89,000 footfall which is a 10.70% growth as compared to year

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2015. The figure itself tells the entire story of systematic growth and increasing number of tourists in India. The total
contribution of tourism industry in GDP of India is also set to rise well above 7% which is again a very impressive and
mutually beneficially. The data furnished by Ministry of Tourism, tells the situation of foreign tourist arrivals in last
four years-

Table 1. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India

Source- Annual report of Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India; 2016

The data furnished by ministry in their monthly reports during the last four years put forward a full picture of foreign
tourist visitation in India. This data sheet has a detailed view over the trends and growth made during each month of
each year, which gives a clear cut and undisputed scenario of foreign tourist visitation. In the year 2016, total number
of tourist visited India stood at 80,89,0000 as compared to 80, 27,133 in year 2015, which is a 10.70% growth. The last
months of 2016 were subject of demonetization measure of government, but the impact was least as flow of foreign
tourist remained on higher side. In the month of December 2016 and December 2015 the total growth of foreign tourist
visitation grew at 13.60% which is quite impressive. The most impressive growth in foreign tourist visitation was in the
month of July 2016; as compared to July 2015 FTA grew to 17.10%. During same time period in 2016, 7, 36,000
foreign tourist visited India as compared to 6, 28,323 in July 2015.The data sheet also gives a hopeful and positive
picture in year 2015-16 as compared to year 2014-15, as the annual growth of year 2014-15 stood only at 4.5%, on the
other side the growth for 2015-16 was remarkably grew to 10.70%, a well deserved and hard earned double digit
growth. This growth only made possible due to systematic approach and well planned strategies and policy reforms. As
the new administration has started working on tourism development, especially of inbound tourism as an important
tactic to earn foreign exchange as well repute for country on world stage. If we see the previous data of year 2013-14 to
get a clearer picture on growth figures of FTAs, the maximum growth of FTAs took place during the month of April
2014, where the growth of FTAs was 18.80% as compared to April 2013. This was the time where the global impacts
of recession began to get down. The interesting thing remained during the year 2013-14 that the growth in FTAs was in
double digit during the larger portion of year (April to October). Again the trend continued in between year 2015-16,
where during almost 8 month saw the double digit growth in FTAs, which is a very positive sign for years to come.
Now the government agencies and departments have roped in and deputed consultants in foreign countries for
promotion of tourism and assistance of foreign tourist in obtaining best deals/packages along with documentation
assistance as well.

Share of States/UTs in FTAs in India- Foreign tourists traditionally visit certain locations situated in various states
and Union territories. Recently the trend has changed and several other not so tourist destinations have become famous
for foreign tourists visitation. According to a recent report issued by ministry of tourism, has the list of states and UTs
which have the maximum number of foreign tourists arrivals in year 2016,the list also has the state wise tourist visits.
After analysing the list, it is quite clear that the newer states and UTs due to their aggressively marketing and other
measures have successfully hosted and attracted the foreign tourists. Usually Goa and Rajasthan, Kerala and Himachal
Pradesh have hosted foreign tourists, but the list has some more entrants as well.

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The most preferred state among foreign tourists is Tamilnadu, which has attracted 20% of all foreign tourists in India.
The second state is Maharashtra with its unique combination of urban and historical tourist attractions have collectively
welcomed 18.9% of total foreign tourists visited in year 2015-16. The interesting fact is to see Goa at the bottom of the
list, as newer states and UTs have worked tremendously hard in attracting and retaining foreign tourists, like Bihar
which stands at number 8th Position. Kerala again lost its dominant and monopolistic position to West Bengal. In
short, the preferences of foreign tourists have shifted and changed drastically in recent years and the above list has the
clear cut picture of that preferential change.
Top 10 source countries of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs)- Foreign tourists have coming to India from various
nations, the list contents top ten source nations which together comprise of 62.52%. USA tops the list with 15.12%
share of total FTAs in year 2015-16, followed by Bangladesh and United Kingdom at second and third position
respectively.

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Earnings from foreign tourist arrivals- The foreign tourists who have come to India have spent a large sum of money
during their visitation. The earning data is complied by Ministry of Tourism, during last four years, tells a fancy story
of earnings from foreign tourist arrivals in India. As per the data, the earning has increased and keeps on growing
which shows that the policies and other measures are not yielding results. In year 2016 alone the total earnings from
foreign tourist arrivals stood at 1, 55,650 crore which is 15.10% higher than last year (2015). It is a quite a good
growth as compared to other industries in India. The most important thing is, the earnings are primarily in foreign
exchange, which is again adds immense valuation to tourism in India. The figures tabled by Ministry of Tourism has
the following income information-

Table 2. Foreign Tourist Earnings

Source- Annual report of Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India; 2016

The income which was received from the foreign tourist arrivals has risen sharply in recent years, from 9.6% in year
2014-15 to 15.10% in year 2015-16, which is 135,193 crore in 2015 to 1, 55,650 crore in 2016 in INR. The total
earnings from foreign tourist stood at 1,07,671 crore in 2013 to1,55,650 crore in just three years time, this growth is
unprecedented in many terms and not any industry has seen such a growth in recent times. The highest growth
earnings was recorded in month of July 2016 which is 19.50% as compared to July 2015. December 2016 also seen a
growth of 18.70% increase in foreign tourist earnings in India, the total earnings stood at 16,805 crore in December
2016, as compared to 14, 1552 crore in December 2015. In May 2016, the growth of tourism earning was very low at
8.20% only due to several reasons, including high summer times but the very next month in June 2016, grew at
12.20%. Government is pushing very hard to increase the income from foreign tourist visitation in recent times by
introducing several measures and motivation to the industry. Government is also framing strategies to facilitate foreign
tourists by providing them safe and secure accommodation and transportation with smooth connectivity. As the figures
are indicating that the income from the foreign tourists is rising at a steady pace, but still the full potential of Indias
tourism sector is yet to be realized in full. But the one thing is very satisfactory to see that, the states are increasing.

Reasons for low footfall of foreign tourist visitation in India- There are several studies which point out the exact
reasons/factor for low turnout of foreign tourists in India. Some of the reasons are related with policies and some are
related with infrastructural limitations. Over the year, the policy frame work has been improved a lot, yet infrastructure
remains one of the grey area which has its own negative impact upon foreign tourist attraction. Apart from these two
main elements some of the reasons for low turnout of foreign tourists, are given below-

1. Connectivity of destination with major cities by roads, air and by rail is still in process. Foreign tourist generally
prefer air transportation, air connectivity is very poor in India. This reason dominates in low turning of foreign tourists
in India.

2. Poor maintenance and sanitation of tourist sites/destinations is a major concern.

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3. Security remains one of the important factors in India, especially when it comes to foreign tourists. Important sites
and destinations have registered eve teasing, abuse even criminal acts against foreigners.

4. Proper branding and marketing also lacks in India, Indian tourism is not properly/effectively branded or marketed
overseas.

5. Visa and other documentation formalities are very slow and sluggish for foreigners.

*1Special measures for tourism industry in Budget 2016-17 to increase the footfall of foreign tourists- The Indian
government has realised the countrys potential in the tourism industry and has taken several steps to make India a
global tourism hub. In the Union Budget 2017-18, the Government of India announced some initiatives to give a boost
to the tourism and hospitality sector such as setting up of five special tourism zones, special pilgrimage or tourism
trains and worldwide launch of Incredible India campaign among others. Some of the major initiatives taken by the
Government of India to give a boost to the tourism and hospitality sector of India are as follows:

The Central Government has taken a number of steps for smooth transitioning to cashless mode of payment to
ensure that no hardship is faced by the tourists and the tourism industry remains unaffected from government's
demonetisation move.

Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has come up with a unique tourism experience of
visiting the open cast coal mine of Gondegaon and underground coal mine of Saoner, which are near Nagpur
and part of Western Coalfields Limited.

A Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed among the Indian Ministry of Tourism,
National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC), National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC)
and Government of Jammu and Kashmir for the implementation of tourism projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Ministry of Tourism has approved projects worth Rs 450 crore (US$ 67.10 million) under the Swadesh
Darshan scheme, for the improvement and creation of tourism infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim.

The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU between India and South Africa, aimed at expanding bilateral
cooperation in the tourism sector through exchange of information and data, establishing exchange
programmes and increasing investments in the tourism and hospitality sector.

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of
Tourism of India and the Ministry of Trade Industry and Tourism of Colombia in order to boost cooperation in
the field of tourism between the two countries.

The Central Government has given its approval for signing of a MoU between India and Cambodia for
cooperation in the field of tourism with a view to promote bilateral tourism between the two countries.

The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) action plans for eight missions cities
including Varanasi, Mathura, Ajmer, Dwaraka, Badami, Vellankini, Warangal and Amaravati have been
approved by HRIDAY National Empowered Committee for a total cost of Rs 431 crore (US$ 64.27 million).

Apart from those measures, each state government and union territory also have framed their own strategies
and programmes to increase both footfall and earnings from foreign tourist in year to come.

Conclusion and Findings of the Study- The study revolved around the foreign tourists visitation in number
and total income earned from the visitation in last four years. The study also incorporated the governments initiatives
for increasing the number of foreign tourist arrivals as well as the income from foreign tourist visitation in nation in
coming years. The total contribution of tourism sector in Indian GDP stood at 7.1% in year 2016 which is 12.7%
higher than last year (2015). This figure alone tells the story of growth of tourism sector in last few years. The total
contribution is expected to get even higher in coming years, along with the income earned from such visitation as well.
Government of India along with the various states and boards/councils is working closely to increasing the overall
picture and image of India into safe, reliable and surprising brand in tourism industry. This growth in GDP

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contribution was highest ever recorded in last 10 years. From the above study one could understand the immense role
and valuable contribution industry has to play in economic growth of India. Keeping the importance of industry in
mind, government time to time, announces incentives and plans to facilitate the industry at larger level. Following are
the findings of study so far-
1. Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) have increased in India in last four years on consistent basis it can be credited to
the policies and measures taken on regular basis. The growth of foreign tourist arrivals is higher in India than
European countries as well. In the year 2015-16 the total growth in tourist visits stood at 10.70%. Foreign tourist
visits also seen a moderate growth in year 2014-15 where the growth was 4.5%, but the growth in tourist arrival
stood at 10.2% during 2013-14. Although the growth fell in year 2014-15, but it recovered very positively.
2. As the foreign tourist arrivals have increased in last four years (2013- 2016), so did the income from foreign
tourists. The income has consistently on the rise. The total rise between 2015-16 was 15.10% which is highest in
four years. Experts were anxious about the impacts of demonetization on tourism, but the earning figures have
shown a different scene altogether. Except some few months, in last four years, the monthly growth was in double
digit, which is a very good sign and this trend is even not visible in most of the industries.
3. The contribution of Tourism industry is expected to rise to 7.6% of GDP by 2025 at present measures, if measures
are changed or intensified, then GDP contribution may rise in double digit as well. The income from foreign tourist
visitation has increased in last four years as well. The total income received from foreign tourist visits in year 2016
stood at 1, 55,650 crore as compared to 1, 35,193 in year 2015. The tourist receipts have increased at 15.10% rate
between year 2015 and 2016. The same trend followed in year 2013-14 as well, here the tourist income grew from
107,671 crore in 2013 to 1,23,320 crore in year 2014,. Income has risen by 14.5% during year 2013 to 2014.
4. Government in recent budget has announced several key measures for fostering and assisting tourism industry by
identifying new products/offerings and by systematically developing the existing product/offerings. These measures
are specially designed to address the issues of foreign tourist visits.
5. Newer countries as source countries as well newer destination have come up in recent years as well, which have
replaced traditional destinations in India.
6. Based upon the data of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) as well data of foreign tourist earnings, the alternative
hypothesis proposed in study have been selected and null hypothesis have been rejected. The present study also
meets all its proposed objectives as well.

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